PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1925 Interesting News from The West Indian Islands JAMAICA Fine Bargains Generous Gift.
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY INVITES LOCAL MERCHANTS TO TAKE TRIP AT REDUCED RATES.
MONTEZUMA DRUG STORE French Perfumes The BERALD states that the United Fruit Company through its local manager Mr.
Keiffer, have written to the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce suggesting that members of the Chamber make a trip on ove of the Company boats to Central and South America at special reduced rates.
The itenerary of the cruise includes British Columbia, Panama, Cartegena, Colon and Baranquilla The communication states that duration of the cruise will be twelve days and opportunity will be given for shore excur.
sions at stopping places The United Fruit Company bave received information from the various Chambers of Commerce along Panama, Baran.
quilla and Cartegena of the fullest co operation, and have offered to entertain the party in the various places it the cruise should even toate.
dollars upwards.
The rates quoted are from 140 The Council of the Chamber view the idea yery favourably and an effort is being made to see what is forthcoming There is no doubt that should a number of our businessmen make the tripit will do them an incalculable amount of good.
To Be Selected From some BARBADOS pondent is correct, the position is absurd. Barbados, perhaps, receives 50 per cent more parcels from the US. than Postal Matter. Any other West Indian colony and a 85stem of registration, which carriee it with compensaThe HERALD states thatation for lost or stolen parcels, correspondent at New York has is obviously necessary Can It sent the following comment on a be that the US. postal authoripostal matter, which should be ties suspect that big parcel post despatches from their of to readers:AT THE side. Since have been here bavel would mean big parcel post that at the Post Ofices irregularities, that any agree in Harlem parcels are registered ment to award compensation for all West Indian Islands with would result in heavy payments the exerption of Barbados by them?
was told by the Parcel Pust The early hours of Tuesday Ortier that no matter how murdiog revealed the fact that valueble the parcel for Barba. a fire was raging in the store. NOW OWNED BY BENEDETTI HERMANOS)
dos it cannot be Registered room of Messrs. Johnson Redsaw two women and a man mon stor, in Broad Street, The register parcals for Trinidad bour of its outbreak and tbe and another Colony the rame source of its origin are still unA FINE ASSORTMENT OF of wbich am rot quite sure known.
Report of the dis1 reason for the iefusal to Regis. Brigads about 605 and all made enquiries as to the cavery was made to the Fire ter parcels for Barbados and sections with their officers not oth Colonies. The Officer turned out and fought the fira referred me to the General Post valiantly, and will such con Office where went and saw spicuou succeess that it did INCLUDING the Superintendent told him tot reach beyond the immediate that wanted to know it it was area of its ori. This was COTY HOUBIGANT CARON RIGAUD a fact that parcels for Barbados fortunate, for it wis within tbe were not registered. He told heart of the City and its spread me they were not, ask him might have meant the ruin LENTHERIC. PIVER. ROGER. GALLET whether it wag because of ot some of the most valuable irregularities at the Post Office business blocks of Bridgetown.
in Barbados that the Govern As it happened, however, only All suitable for making Presents mint refused to take the risk the store room was destroyed.
of gistering or if it was purely with of course, its contents, a local matter. He looked tbe and the sample oftice of Messrs matuer up and soon after inform Bryden Son damaged to AND MANY OTHER ARTICLES dine that my deductions were some extent by the fire and wroeg He then ofered the greatly by water. peirin followig explanation. He said Bakery, which is contiguous that ar an annual confer nce ot with and part of the same block the delegates of the nations of also received damage the world certain Rules and from the enor nous inflow of R:gulations are made goyerning water generously let loose as a the Post Offices of each nation precationary measure, whilst and agreewents are made wiibine Crystal Ice Factory, wbose respc to international Post rear building adjoin the store, 100 SONOO Ofic securities and privileges, received slight damage to the ani in the matter of ibe Regis. roof. Fords Hotel within the tra ion of Parcals for the West threatened area escaped damagInuies, the Britisb Government as did the olf ca occupied by signed responsibility for all Messrs Thom Cameron on uthar West Indian Colonies but Bolton Lane: Insurance cover OWO refused to do so for Barbados. loss of stock and damage to He could give no reason for buildings, this singular action. told him it was very unsatis ac ory number ot Demerarians, at that no matter how valuable the parcel desired to be sent present staying at St Lawrence, to Barbados, no security beyond narrowly escaped drowning on the ordinary mail could be Sunday morning last, baving obtained. also told bim at the been swept beyond their depth Interview that by a strong current running at repraseoted the Herald the time. The bathing party conNewspaper Barbados, which sisted of a Mr and Mrs Long, journal desired Mr Abraham Miss Alice Chin Recommended for Removing the Humors of to this matter and wanted all Mr Chin, Miss Dotty Polson.
Scrofulous Diseases, Pimples, Boils, Blotches, possible information. He case of the genuinely alarmed ladies and Mr Dewever. The cries Tetters. Useful in Chronic and Syphilitic me consent to publish what belof bad said and thank him and tion of a local party bathing a the party attracted the attenRheumatism, Mercurial Affections and Dislett. Now if you thiuk tbe matter of any importance and little distance away and these eases caused by Impurities of the Blood is worth the trouble to enquire gallantly went to their assistanc througo your columns you are and brought them safely ash re.
An Alterative recommended for purify.
at liberty to do so.
There must Mes Long and her brother, who be some reason why the British were in greatest danger had ing and enriching the BLOOD.
be attend to by s. Ban Government reluses to sign fo Barbadus and did so for other aid had bean rendered by Mr.
nister and Bancroft efter first Colonies.
Cameron Dash, one of tuu For Sale at all Drug Stores rescue party. Others who gave Commenting on the above the splendid assistance to the visitHERALD says: ors were Mr Norman King, Mr And in Large Quantities by Arthur Evelyn and Mr Harold We are not in a position to Proverbs, state whether our correspon JAVIER MORAN. American Pharmacy dent facts are quite correct, for it does seem strange that The New Attorney General AGENT the British Government would of Barbados, enter into any argument which would tend to show discrimination in policy towards colonies would probably be some delay in It was understood that there SWEB xossos EXO os 90 Sotoo of the same group. It is, how. Alling the Oifice of Attorney ever, a fact, that each colony or country is free to enter, with Pitcher Clarke, retires at the General, from which Sir Charles ments for the carrying on of another colony into postal arlend of the present month, but the business in the House of rangements of specific kind by the Astorney.
witbout any consideration of private advices from St. Kitts Assembly are to the effect that Major General will have to be altered two o her countries or colonies Puisne Judge of the Leward bados Advocate. Barof close relationship: and this is Islands and at present acting as Regular Assortment of what might have happened be: Chief Justice there has been TO ALL CONCERNE. tween the and other West Indian colonies. We learn Barbados. No official information Gaer appointed Attorney General of ia addition ion that there is no formal registration of parcels on the subject is said to have The Governor of the Panama sent from the US to Barbareceived Canal in an official circular SUCH AS dos though it is a fact that.
Major Poyser saw service states: informally, there is a system of during the war and held the It bas been reported to this revistration in as much as a full post of Military Magistrate at office that employees holding Tonics, Soaps, Vanishing Cream, rond of all parcels sent from Cologne the Armistice special passes authorizing the accompanie each was signed. He was appointed official transportation on various Salve, Talcum Powder, Asperine desnatch of parcel post and the to St. Kitts in 1921.
tracing of lost packages is thus 8700 a year.
His salary classes of equipment, including in St. Kitts as Puigns Judge is engines, are using the passes to Tablets, Shampoo, Hair Dressing, rendered easy. It is further a ride on engines when there is no fact, that despite the willingness Mr. Poyser will be the third official energency warranting etc. etc. etc.
of the local postal authorities to Attorney General in the last such travel.
do so, the American Guvern fifty years who was not a native As this is undesirable ment and Canada refuse to of Barbados. The other two practice, the authority granted accept any responsibility for being Mr. Semper and Mr. by all outstanding special passes lost parcels and to pay compen Stoker. He will probably and permits for transportation sation for same, and, as a result, find it difficult to secure a seat on engines is hereby revuld.
a like attitude is adopted here in the House of Assembly, until In cases of official energency, with respect to parcels sent he becomes koown to the people atrangements for special trans.
93 CENTRAL AVENUE from those countries owing to a and will probably be given a Lortation by engine may be made Jack of any reciprocal agreement seat in the Legislative Council in with the Superintendent of the Panama City.
to the contrary. If our corres, the meantime. The arrange Panama Railroad.
Dr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening thé BLOOD ppening ot my clear up knowb OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR.
THE EDITOR, Sir. Will you allow me the privilege of addressing an open letter to His Excellency through the columns of your paper.
Believing that Your Excellency duly appreciates the great danger that insanity conditions are to the health of the people of Kingston particularly and the island generally and as our City Councillors do uot appear to be able to deal with the situation, beg to bring to your notice the truly dangerous conditions of the Western division of Kingston, including the part as Smith Village, and especially Facey lands, which are a standing disgrace to the Island. It is really the harbour ing place of disease, which is destroying the life of the comthe city authorities are incapable of deciding on a remedy, will your Excellency direct Dr. Strathairn to inspect it, and report to you. To have these conditions in Woodford Park on the North East, Pan on the North, and the coast between the Prison and Seashore Gardens on the South is awlul, but It is; even the upper part of Kingston Gardens is in an awful state.
The rate payere should get some consideration for the taxes they pay.
Yours obedient servant, SUFFERER, Kingston May 1st, 1925.
BO Take Notice Ho Ro o Famous Products New Ward At Prison, been long felt wunt has been supplied at the Kingston General Penitentiary in the shape of a new female bospital ward. This building has just been compled by the Public Works Department.
Other additions to the institation are Dew female mortuary ani a work room, when Continuation School At Lawrence Tavern.
The Workman Printery step in advance in education in Jamaica is the erection of school at Lawrence Tavern for the purposes of housing the elementary school and for the opening of a continuation de par ment there. The buildings are (Continued on Page 7)